1st Item: George Washington Sully (American, 1816-1890), watercolor on paper of a red house with white fence, plant (possibly a palm?) in the foreground. Possibly Florida. Later molded giltwood frame with egg and dart border and gold fillet. Sight – 3-1/2" H x 4-1/2" W. Framed – 13-1/2" H x 14" W framed. 2nd Item: […]
Lot 189: Alfred Hutty drypoint, Deep South
Alfred Hutty (American/South Carolina, 1877-1954) drypoint etching, "Deep South," signed in pencil in lower right margin with illegible numbering. Later molded silver-gilt frame. Plate – 9" H x 10-1/8" W. Framed – 17-5/8" H x 18-1/2" W. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee, purchased from Carolina Print Gallery, 1980. Condition: Thin area of foxing […]
Lot 190: Southern Pair of Portraits, possibly Louisiana
Pair of folk art paintings, depicting a man with curly black hair in dark blue coat with coral colored buttons, and young woman in blue dress with coral necklace and cross. Watercolor and pastel/chalk on paper, unsigned. Simple molded giltwood frames. Sight – 20″ H x 15″ W. Framed – 24″ H x 17″ W. […]
Lot 188: Bertha Herbert Potter oil painting, Cuban Landscap
Bertha Herbert Potter (American/Tennessee, 1895-1949) oil on canvas, impressionist style tropical landscape of a hut on a beach, under a grove of trees. Believed to have been painted during the artist's travels in Cuba, circa 1940s. Signed lower right "B. Potter." Later molded giltwood frame with linen liner. Biography: A painter, graphic artist, lithographer and […]
Lot 186: Carl Sublett Oil On Board, Abstract
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) abstract oil on board. Signed lower right corner. Sight – 20-3/4" H x 15-1/2" W. Framed – 32-1/2" H X 26-3/8" W. Carl Sublett studied Art History at the American Academy in Florence, Italy after World War II, and became Professor of Fine Art at the University of Tennessee. Sublett was […]
Lot 185: Greg Ridley, Jr. Oil on board, "aka Splash"
Oil painting on board by Gregory D. Ridley, Jr (Tennessee, 1925-2004), titled en verso "AKA Splash" with other inscriptions en verso including "B. 1925, talking '98 series of 50 paintings, 250.00 value," Signed and dated on front in lower right corner " '98 Ridley". 16" H x 20" W. Unframed. Biography: Greg Ridley, born in […]
Lot 183: Signed Joseph Delaney Ink Drawing, two nudes
Ink & Watercolor Drawing of two female nudes by Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991); signed mid-right Joseph Delaney; 17 78" H x 11 3/4" W. Provenance: a Knoxville, Tennessee Collection. Condition: Excellent condition, unframed.
Lot 184: Signed Joseph Delaney Ink Drawing, multiple nudes
Signed Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) ink & watercolor drawing, multiple views of female nudes. 17" H x 14" W. Provenance: Knoxville, Tennessee collection. Condition: Excellent condition. Unframed.
Lot 182: Joseph Delaney OIl on Canvas of Female Nude
Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) oil on canvas painting depicting a reclining female nude. Signed lower left “Joseph Delaney”. Sight -29 7/8″ H x 41″ W. Framed – 31 1/2″ H x 42 3/4″ W. Housed in a primitive wooden frame. Provenance: Knoxville, Tennessee Collection. Condition: Overall excellent condition. Untouched surface with light grime.
Lot 181: Joseph Delaney Oil on Board Circus Center Ring
Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) oil on board depicting the center ring of a circus, including ladies balancing on elephants. Signed lower right “Jos Delaney”. Sight – 20 1/2″ H x 23 1/4″ W. Framed – 24 1/4″ H x 27 1/4″ W. Provenance: From a Knoxville, Tennessee Collection. Biography (Courtesy of Frederick C. Moffatt) […]